Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-04304
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Breaking Glass Pictures v. Sal Franciosa Productions, Judge Abrams set deadlines for materials and responses concerning an arbitration-award confirmation petition.
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC must meet the filing and service deadlines. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC may file an opposition by the stated deadline.
What happened
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC filed a petition seeking confirmation of an arbitration award against Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC. The court noted that Breaking Glass had not yet filed an affidavit showing service.
The court explained that arbitration-award confirmation proceedings are handled much like summary-judgment motions. It ordered Breaking Glass to file and serve any additional supporting materials by June 26, 2020, with any opposition due July 17 and any reply due July 24.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also ordered Breaking Glass to serve a copy of the order on Sal Franciosa Productions. The order set the case’s next deadlines but did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.
The detailed version
- Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04304
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 16, 2020
Background
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC filed a complaint seeking confirmation of an arbitration award against Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC. The court noted that Breaking Glass had not yet docketed an affidavit of service.
Court’s Order
The court stated that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards must be treated as similar to motions for summary judgment. It ordered Breaking Glass to file and serve any additional materials supporting its petition by June 26, 2020. Sal Franciosa Productions’s opposition, if any, was due July 17, 2020, and Breaking Glass’s reply, if any, was due July 24, 2020.
The court further ordered Breaking Glass to serve a copy of the order on Sal Franciosa Productions. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed in this order.
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